When it comes to important values, a 2024 Gallup News poll found that 80% of U.S. adults believe Americans are greatly divided—a record high. Holiday gatherings often set the stage for discussions ...

Remember simpler times when you could maintain friendships — or even romantic relationships — with someone whose political opinions differed from yours? It feels like Americans are more polarized than ...

Marie - Manchester, NH: I think sometimes when you speak with someone and you come up with the realization that you are disagreeing, my favorite phrase is: ‘I guess we'll have to agree to disagree.’ ...

When every difference of opinion risks being framed as offensive, space for genuine communication and learning disappears.

When legendary primatologist Jane Goodall passed away at 91 earlier this month, many memorials focused on her outsized contributions to science and conservation. They noted how her work studying ...

Disagreements can be a catalyst for growth and innovation when approached with respect and consideration. Precise timing, data-supported arguments and emotional regulation are essential when ...

We once hosted an event at our law school to discuss how members of advantaged social groups could be “allies” to marginalized people. As we left, a white male student ran up to us. He had a burning ...

IN AN ERA OF POLITICAL POLARIZATION, and in a modern workplace where co-workers have more ways to communicate than ever before, managers might be tempted to forbid workplace discussions of contentious ...

“Tell me about the influences that you think most impacted your perspective. Was it your family, your peers, your educators, or perhaps a book?” Asking questions like these were among the many tactics ...

A new game helps people find common ground on divisive issues. But you don’t need to play to practice its principles.

In 1956, a British doctor named Alice Stewart made an alarming discovery. Pregnant women who were exposed to X-rays, she found, were more likely to have children who would die from cancer. We know now ...